EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2018-2020 President MATTHEW LORENZETTI Linden President Elect Treasurer/Membership JONATHAN HARRIS LOUIS QUAGLIATO Northern Valley Reg. HS West Orange Secretary Past President LISA SWANICK THOMAS WEBER West Essex Regional Westfield BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOE AKINSKAS RON DOLCE Cumberland County College Retired Rowan University PATRICIA ROWE DENNIS ARGUL Webmaster NJMEA Liaison /Advocacy Moorestown Jazz House Kids ROBERT HAMM ROBERT PISPECKY East Windsor Retired JASON LESHOWITZ Clifton Affiliated with NAfME – The National Association for Music Education NJMEA - New Jersey Music Educators Association PAST PRESIDENTS NICHOLAS ROMEO…………………………………………………………1967-68 CLARENCE ANDREWS……………….……………………....…………..1968-70 LEO W. RINDLER………………………………….…………….……..…….1970-72 GEORGE P. KRAUSS…………………………………………….…….…….1972-74 FRANK J. WOLF………………………………………….………………..…..1974-76 WILLIAM SHOPPELL, JR. ……………..………....……………………1976-77 RICHARD L. BLOCH……………………………….....…………….……..1977-79 ANGELO MEROLA………………………………………………..…..…….1979-81 NELSON ERNEST……………………………………………………………..1981-83 ALYN HEIM…………………………..………………………..….…………….1983-85 WILLIAM WORKINGER………………….……….………….…………..1985-87 PHILIP NATOLI………………………………………….…………...……….1987-89 RICHARD HAAS…………………………..…………………….…………….1989-91 BARBARA J. SOLLY……………………….………..……………………....1991-93 STEPHEN KRAMER…………..………………………..………….…..……1993-94 EDWARD A. KLISZUS……………………..……………..…….………….1994-96 NICHOLAS SANTORO……………………………….….…..…….………1996-98 DONNA SERIO…………………………………………………….…….……..1998-00 MICHELE YAMPOLSKY..….………………….…………..…..………...2000-02 JOHN P. IATESTA…………..……………………………..…..…………….2002-04 JOE AKINSKAS………………………….………………………………………2004-06 THOMAS J. MALISZEWSKI…………………..……………..………….2006-08 ROBERT T. FRAMPTON…………………………………….………….…2008-10 LINDA M. KING………………………………………………………….…….2010-12 PETER GRIFFIN…………………………………………….………………….2012-14 ROBERT PISPECKY………………………………………………………….2014-16 THOMAS WEBER…………………………………………………………….2016-18 NJMAA is an affiliate organization of the New Jersey Music Educators Association. Music Supervisors from throughout the state meet regularly to act on matters of common concern and to provide resource information for related activities and groups. Objectives of the NJMAA, as stated in its By-Laws, are the following: To support and encourage excellence in music education in the State of New Jersey; To exert leadership in establishing its highest standard; To provide an opportunity for a continuous study of the mutual problems facing school music supervisors; To establish closer communications and cooperation on matters of mutual interest and concern, and; To cooperate with other organizations in promoting effective public education. NJMAA functions in three modes – regular membership meetings, Executive Board sessions, and ad hoc committees. Its activities are publicized through a column in the NJMEA magazine, TEMPO. Active membership includes certified Directors, Supervisors, and Coordinators of Music. There are also provisions for Affiliate membership by music dealers, college music administrators, and retired supervisors. Annual dues are $70; Retirees, $25 For further information contact: www.njmaa.org Matthew Lorenzetti - President (908) 486-2800 x8026 Lou Quagliato – Treasurer/Membership (973) 669-5400 x248 ….Strengthening Music Education Through Active, Involved Leadership www.njmaa.org